Monday, May 26, 2014

List Of Ministers In Modi Government

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Monday sworn in as the 15th Prime Minister of India along with his key colleagues in the Cabinet.

Some of his key minister are senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley who has been given the charge of finance ministry and additional charge of the defence ministry in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Apart from Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj has been given charge of ministry of external affairs and Rajnath Singh was given charge of the home ministry.The list of ministers includes: Sushma Swaraj - Ministry of External Affairs

Ahead of the oath-taking ceremony, scheduled at 6pm at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Modi had indicated he would not like to have a large cabinet, and that the focus would be on consolidation of portfolios.

“Keeping our commitment to 'Minimum Government, Maximum Governance' -- we have made an unprecedented and positive change in ministry formation,” the prime-minister-in-waiting had tweeted late on Sunday.

“Various assembled ministries will be transformed into organic ministries for quicker pace of work and better coordination between departments. This is a step towards smart governance and will give us added strength to fulfil aspirations of the people.

"Pakistan wants good relations with India and I am going to New Delhi with a 'message of peace'", Sharif was quoted as saying by the PTI before he left Pakistan.

Modi and Sharif will have a "short, courtesy" meeting on the morning of May 27 and are expected to steer clear of any acrimonious issues leaving long-standing disputes to be tackled in later formal bilateral talks.

The Pakistan PM is accompanied by wife Kulsoom Nawaz and son Hussain Nawaz.

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa also arrived in New Delhi for Modi's swearing-in ceremony.

Rajapaksa, a nationalistic leader, was among the first leaders to reach out to Modi after election victory. But after an invitation was extended to him, Tamil Nadu erupted in protest.